Older Adults and Health
• Gender: Male • May 13 05
Good nutrition and regular physical activity are important at every stage of the life cycle. Help yourself to feel your best as you age.…
Hepatitis A test often misleading
• Infections • May 12 05
Routinely testing people for Hepatitis A virus (HAV) - when they don’t have clinical symptoms of infection or a history of exposure…
Poor vision may speed mental decline in elderly
• Eye / Vision Problems • May 12 05
Impaired near-range vision may speed older adults’ rate of mental decline as they age, study findings suggest.
Researchers at the University of Texas Medical…
Remicade reduces rheumatoid arthritis damage
• Arthritis • May 12 05
Some people with Rheumatoid Arthritis being treated with Remicade may feel little improvement but they may still benefit from this therapy, which appears…
Month of birth influences menopause age - study
• Menopause • May 12 05
A woman’s month of birth determines more than just her star sign, it also influences the age when menopause begins.
Scientists…
Carbon monoxide often damages heart
• Heart • May 12 05
Among people who suffer moderate to severe carbon monoxide poisoning, more than a third will develop cardiovascular symptoms, new research indicates.
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Mali jails 11 for refusing child polio vaccination
• Public Health • May 11 05
Mali has jailed 11 men for refusing to let their children be vaccinated against polio, a judge in the West African country…
Kids may struggle to hit slow-moving balls
• Eye / Vision Problems • May 11 05
If kids miss a slow-moving ball, don’t write them off as non-sporty - it’s probably because their brains haven’t yet developed the ability to…
Strenuous activity may slow prostate cancer
• Cancer: Prostate • May 11 05
Vigorous physical activity does not seem to affect the risk of developing Prostate cancer, but it may slow the progression of the…
U.S. lawmakers get serious about health care IT
• Public Health • May 11 05
A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers Wednesday unveiled legislation to speed the adoption of computerized medical records and other health care information technology.
At…
Early prostate cancer surgery improves survival
• Cancer: Prostate • May 11 05
For men diagnosed with early Prostate cancer, one of their options is to wait to see if the disease progresses and then…
US Medicare to help look for drug side effect
• Drug Abuse • May 11 05
The U.S. Medicare program will use data from its 43 million patients to aid quicker detection of dangerous side effects from medicines on the…
Fat-fighting drugs are a far riskier business
• Drug News • May 11 05
Despite the fact that Obesity is one of the biggest preventable causes of death, investors may find that fat-fighting drugs are a far riskier…
ACE inhibitors helpful in heart and kidney disease
• Drug News • May 11 05
ACE inhibitors, a class of drugs used to lower high blood pressure, also significantly improve the survival of older adults with heart failure and…
Beer or wine, both raise blood pressure
• Heart • May 11 05
Despite its heart benefits, drinking red wine raises blood pressure to the same degree as drinking beer, according to a small study involving men…
U.S. warns of injuries from implanted stimulator
• Neurology • May 11 05
People with implanted nerve stimulators to treat brain, spinal or other disorders may risk comas, serious injury or death if they undergo magnetic resonance…
Osteoporosis risk high for breast cancer survivors
• Cancer: Breast • May 11 05
Postmenopausal women who have survived early breast cancer face a higher than average risk of Osteoporosis, according to a report by…
Lack of info sharing hampers bird flu tracking
• Flu • May 11 05
Lack of cooperation among international agencies and a reluctance by countries to provide samples are frustrating global efforts to monitor bird flu in Asia,…
Moms pregnant with boys may be less forgetful
• Psychiatry / Psychology • May 11 05
Mothers pregnant with boys may be less forgetful than those carrying girls, Canadian researchers said on Tuesday.
The researchers said they found evidence that…
US kids with high lead levels not being re-tested
• Children's Health • May 10 05
Nearly half of children who have elevated levels of lead in their blood are not re-tested as recommended, according to new study findings released…
Diabetics need hours of insulin after pizza
• Diabetes • May 10 05
Pizza can affect diabetics’ blood sugar for up to 8 hours, suggesting that people with type 1 diabetes need a slow and…
New drug lowers markers of heart attack risk
• Heart • May 10 05
For people with a genetic makeup that puts them at risk for having a Heart attack , treatment with an experiment drug can…
Drug protects brain from low blood flow
• Brain • May 10 05
Strokes typically occur when a region of the brain is deprived of an adequate supply of blood. Now, findings from an…
Aborted Alzheimer’s vaccine on right track: study
• Neurology • May 10 05
An attempt to make a vaccine to treat Alzheimer’s disease, abandoned after it caused dangerous brain inflammation in some patients, may have…
Glaucoma Patients Playing Dangerous Game to Make Their Drops Last Longer
• Eye / Vision Problems • May 10 05
Some patients with Glaucoma are playing a dangerous game of delaying having their prescriptions filled, all in the name of trying to…